Symposium CH01-Characterizing Dynamic Processes of Materials Synthesis and Processing via In Situ Techniques

In-situ imaging and spectroscopy techniques have emerged as primary tools for characterizing the dynamics of materials formation. The development of in situ capabilities, such as liquid/gas cell holders for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), has led to rapid advances in our understanding of a range of dynamic processes, that can not be fully understood via ex-situ experiments. For example, recently developed 3D fast force mapping of interfacial structures via AFM provides a deep understanding of interfacial-driven processes of self-assembly in colloidal solution. This symposium primarily focuses on studies of dynamic processes of materials synthesis, self-assembly, and processing via in situ techniques. The symposium covers a range of topics including particle nucleation, crystal growth, phase transformations, polymeric and organic/inorganic self-assembly, electrochemical processes, and interface dynamics in gases and liquids. This symposium aims to provide a platform of discussion to understand the physics and chemistry of materials formation for researchers from various fields.

Topics will include:

Self-assembly in colloidal, polymeric, and biomolecular systems
Self-assembly, oriented attachment, and nanoparticle-mediated growth
Hierarchical structural through nanoparticle-mediated growth and oriented attachment
Interface-driven processes and interface dynamics in gases and liquids
The interfacial structure between solid and liquid and the interplay of the solution structures
Mechanically, electrically, or magnetically driven processes
Phase transformation process and its related structure-function relationship
Nucleation and crystal growth from solutions, melts, and vapors
Developments in microscopes, data analysis and mining, and practical challenges for microscopy

Invited Speakers:

See Wee Chee (Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Germany)
Qian Chen (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Jim De Yoreo (Pacific Northwest National Labotatory, USA)
Yu Deng (Nanjing University, China)
Yu Han (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia)
Matthew Jones (Rice University, USA)
Oh-Hoon Kwon (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea)
Penghan Lu (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany)
Heiko Muller (Corrected Electron Optical System GmbH, Germany)
Xiaoqing Pan (University of California, Irvine, USA)
Jungwan Park (Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
Shu Fen Tan (Nanyang Technological University, USA)
Jianbo Wu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
Haimei Zheng (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)